Denarius
Gordian I · Observed / Range
Source location: Book 1, Chapter 2, PDF p. 11, Pricing Schedule
Certified / slabbed evidence
NGC AU 4/5–4/5 Fine Style $10,980 (Jul. 2026); NGC Choice XF 5/5–4/5 $6,900 (Jan. 2025); NGC MS 5/5–3/5 Fine Style $12,000 (May 2024), buyer-inclusive auction observations.
Current fixed-price retail
No dependable active exact-type retail sample published for this market.
Raw auction
Buyer-inclusive raw Rome denarius median ~$6,920 (n=8); 20th-80th percentile ~$6,360-$9,620.
Published schedule observations (not raw-auction tiers)
Entry: Observed only; Typical: Buyer-inclusive median ~$6,920; Choice: 20th-80th ~$6,360-$9,620
Market / specialist note
Broken example, slabs and special-market outliers separate
What affects this price?
Even within one ruler, denomination and type, grade, strike, centering, surfaces, style, patina, rarity, provenance, and tooling or smoothing can materially change value. These are not automatic numeric adjustments.